Actor Michael Pitt, known for his TV roles in Boardwalk Empire and Dawson’s Creek, has been accused of sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend, choking her, and attacking her with a cinder block and a piece of wood at his New York City home, according to a grand jury indictment.
Pitt, 44, whose lawyers denied the allegations, was arrested on Friday on nine counts including first-degree sexual abuse, criminal sexual acts, assault, attempted assault and strangulation.
The indictment cites four incidents between April 2020 and August 2021 at Pitt’s home in the Bushwick area of Brooklyn.
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez’s office declined to comment on Wednesday beyond the…